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Pronunciation: [hˈɑːbəd] (IPA)

Harboured has several synonyms, each with a slightly different connotation. Sheltered is a synonym that implies protection or a safe haven, whereas concealed suggests something is hidden or hard to find. Lodged means to be temporarily accommodated, while harbored implies a more long-term stay. Hosted is another synonym, which suggests welcoming or entertaining guests or visitors. Lastly, nurtured implies a sense of care, as though something is being fostered or cultivated. These synonyms can be useful when writing or speaking, as they allow you to choose a word that best suits the specific context and meaning you are trying to convey.
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What are the hypernyms for Harboured?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for harboured?

Harboured means to provide shelter or refuge to someone or something. The antonyms for this word would imply the opposite meaning, therefore, the words that bear opposite meaning to harbour are let go, abandon, exile, expel, or evict. Letting someone or something go suggests freedom or release from a particular place or situation. Abandoning means to leave someone or something behind without any protection, support or guidance. Exile suggests a forced removal or banishment from a place. Expelling or evicting suggests forceful removal from a particular location or establishment. All these words convey an idea of exclusion, distance, and a lack of safety that stands as a contrast to the idea of harboured.

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Usage examples for Harboured

The first I explained to myself as being due to her peasant blood and her ability to help herself; the second to the loneliness of the place and the characters it sometimes harboured.
"A Village of Vagabonds"
F. Berkeley Smith
In the year 1851, on an estate which was at the time supposed to be one of the most fairly treated in Ireland, the agent of the property had given public notice to the tenantry that expulsion from their farms would be the penalty inflicted on them, if they harboured any one not resident on the estate.
"An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800"
Mary Frances Cusack
The Westoes, a powerful and numerous tribe, who harboured an irreconcileable aversion to the white faces of strangers, would have proved a dangerous enemy to them, had not their attention been occupied by the Serannas, another Indian nation.
"An Historical Account Of The Rise And Progress Of The Colonies Of South Carolina And Georgia, Volume 1"
Alexander Hewatt

Famous quotes with Harboured

  • I guess I harboured hopes that things would happen more quickly, but I'm not disappointed.
    Jerry Greenfield
  • On the political front, we have always pursued the path of truth and justice in our struggle for the legitimate rights of the Tibetan people. We have never indulged in distortions, exaggerations and criticism of the Chinese people. Neither have we harboured any ill will towards them. Above all, we have always held to our position of truth and justice without siding with any of the international political power blocks.
    Tenzin Gyatso
  • If ever he had harboured a conscience in his tough narrow breast he had by now dug out and flung away the awkward thing—flung it so far away that were he ever to need it again he could never find it.
    Mervyn Peake
  • In order for a car to have personality, an X factor, the company that makes it must be able to take guidance and inspiration from one man, the man who started the company in the first place. This did not happen with the car outside my window, which was undoubtedly built in a jungle clearing by a company that makes cars to make money. No one began Proton or Hyundai or Daewoo because they harboured a dream of making something extraordinary or special. They are just enormous engineering and construction conglomerates that have been told by their respective governments to make cars so that the locals can get off their oxen and get modern.
    Jeremy Clarkson

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